ferrenho
Portuguese, adjective/feˈʁẽ.ɲu/
ferrenho is spelled F-E-R-R-E-N-H-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ferrenho is a Portuguese adjective meaning “staunch, steely, uncompromising” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parecido com o ferro na cor ou na dureza”.
What does ferrenho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
staunch, steely, uncompromising
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. parecido com o ferro na cor ou na dureza 2. férreo, intransigente, rígido
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ferrenho
- ferrenha feminine
- ferrenhos masculine plural
- ferrenhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ferrenho?
- Brazil /feˈʁẽ.ɲu/
- Brazil [feˈhẽ.j̃u]
- /feˈʁẽ.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ferrenho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ferrenho in Portuguese?
ferrenho appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).